Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merril] called as a ‘miracle bean’, and also known as gold of 21st century is a leguminous crop that is a member of the fabaceae family and the papiliionaceae subfamily. It is primarily a pulse crop, but because it contains 20% cholesterol-free oil, it has become more significant as an oilseed crop. It is now the world’s leading oilseed crop, cultivated in an estimated global area of 120.76 million ha with a production reaching 334.8 million tonnes and productivity 2760 tonnes ha-1 in 2021-22. In India, it is grown in a projected area of 11.34 million ha with estimated production and productivity of 13.5 million tonnes and 1126 kg ha-1. But the average production of soybean per unit area in our country is still low as compared to other developed and developing countries. The leading soybean producing states are Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The leading state producer of soybean in India is Madhya Pradesh with a production of 6.68 million tonnes. Soybean has a very good adaptability towards a wide range of soils and climate. The north-eastern region is one of the major soybean growing belts and is grown in slopes, jhum land, terraces and plains. In Nagaland, the estimated area under soybean production is 2,424 ha with a total production of 2501 metric tonne with a productivity of 1032 kg ha-